More than half of Americans are uneasy about President Trump’s ability to handle North Korea and its nuclear program, according to a new CBS poll.
The poll showed 56 percent of those polled felt uneasy about Trump’s ability to handle the situation. Conversely, 39 percent of those polled were confident in Trump’s ability to handle the crisis.
North Korea has tested multiple ballistic missiles since Trump took office and he’s threatened that the U.S. will solve the problem on its own if China doesn’t do it first. He’s also ordered a naval strike group to an area near the Korean Peninsula to send a message.
Republicans overwhelmingly believe in Trump, with 78 percent trusting Trump to handle the problem. Independents and Democrats are both mostly uneasy about his ability to handle Kim Jong Un; 56 percent of independents and 85 percent of Democrats described themselves as feeling uneasy about Trump’s diplomatic skills.
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Fewer Americans are feeling like Trump is too close to Russia.
According to the poll, 48 percent of Americans said they now feel Trump’s relationship with Russia is “about right” and 35 percent of Americans said they feel Trump is “too friendly” with the Kremlin.
The poll was done between April 7 and April 9 among 1,0006 Americans and the margin of error is 4 percentage points.
